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Friday, May 18, 2012
More concerns about potential speed increase on motorways
There was a lot of hubbub a few months ago when the government announced that it was thinking of raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph.
Well, there’s still a lot of discussion going on about the potential speed increase.
Most recently, the Road Safety Foundation checked the 4,350 miles of motorway in the UK and raised concerns about the fact that there are not very many crash barriers along these high-speed road-ways.
Furthermore, along some stretches of highway the trees have been planted dangerously close to the roadside and some crash barriers haven’t been repaired or replaced after a previous incident, leaving them weak and unable to sustain the force of another accident.
The AA agreed with the charity, stating, “Some stretches of motorway are more suitable for 80mph than others.
“If you don’t have adequate central reservation barriers, a hard shoulder and variable speed limit message signs then the road is not safe for 80mph.”
The government plans to review all the positives and negatives of increasing the speed limit later on this year.
What do you think the government should do? Please leave us your comments!
Well, there’s still a lot of discussion going on about the potential speed increase. Most recently, the Road Safety Foundation checked the 4,350 miles of motorway in the UK and raised concerns about the fact that there are not very many crash barriers along these high-speed road-ways.
Furthermore, along some stretches of highway the trees have been planted dangerously close to the roadside and some crash barriers haven’t been repaired or replaced after a previous incident, leaving them weak and unable to sustain the force of another accident.
The AA agreed with the charity, stating, “Some stretches of motorway are more suitable for 80mph than others.
“If you don’t have adequate central reservation barriers, a hard shoulder and variable speed limit message signs then the road is not safe for 80mph.”
The government plans to review all the positives and negatives of increasing the speed limit later on this year.
What do you think the government should do? Please leave us your comments!
Photo © Highways Agency via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: AA, crash barrier, government, motorway, Road Safety Foundation, speed limit, UK
Monday, October 17, 2011
Slow women drivers?
Even in this day and age we women still have to put up with jokes about our poor driving, but when they come from the mouth of a professional person like a lawyer it is particularly irritating and quite shocking.
Nick Freeman, a celebrity defence lawyer who deals with traffic and speeding offences recently said the following:
“Speed does not kill. Bad driving does, and that includes going too slowly and being in the wrong lane.
“Why can't these women be prosecuted? Oops, I mean why don't the police start to prosecute this kind of unlawful driving?”
Hilarious Mr Freeman.
The head of road safety at the AA however, stated, without entering into juvenile quips about male and female motorists’ skills, “A lot of bad driving does involve speed. We can't criticise people for being slow drivers.”
Andrew Howard, we thank you for your balanced outlook on road speeds.
Obviously, driving at 30mph on a motorway could be dangerous, but if anyone feels uncomfortable about driving at 70mph and would rather stay at 60mph in the left lane then that’s up to them I think.
Nick Freeman, a celebrity defence lawyer who deals with traffic and speeding offences recently said the following:“Speed does not kill. Bad driving does, and that includes going too slowly and being in the wrong lane.
“Why can't these women be prosecuted? Oops, I mean why don't the police start to prosecute this kind of unlawful driving?”
Hilarious Mr Freeman.
The head of road safety at the AA however, stated, without entering into juvenile quips about male and female motorists’ skills, “A lot of bad driving does involve speed. We can't criticise people for being slow drivers.”
Andrew Howard, we thank you for your balanced outlook on road speeds.
Obviously, driving at 30mph on a motorway could be dangerous, but if anyone feels uncomfortable about driving at 70mph and would rather stay at 60mph in the left lane then that’s up to them I think.
Photo © Vegansoldier via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: AA, dangerous, driving, lawyer, motorist, motorway, mph, road, slow, speeding, traffic, unlawful, women